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Valerie Jo Robison
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Valerie Jo Robison is a judge on the 21st District Court in Colorado. She was initially appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on June 14, 2007, and took office on August 6, 2007. Robison won retention to a full six-year term in 2010. She won retention again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Robison graduated from the University of Colorado in 1986 and received her law degree from the University of Denver in 1991. She practiced with the law firm of Dyer & Dilts and with James R. Alvillar Esq. before working in the public sector for Mesa County in 1996. She worked as an interim executive director for the Mesa County Department of Human Services and an Assistant Mesa County Attorney. She was a chief assistant Mesa County attorney at the time of her judicial appointment in 2007.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Valerie Jo Robison was retained in the Colorado 21st Judicial District, Valerie Jo Robison Retention Election with 63.69 percent of the vote.
| Colorado 21st Judicial District, Valerie Jo Robison Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Valerie Jo Robison | 63.69% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[3]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[3]
- a qualified elector in the district;
- licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).
2010
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Robison was retained in 2010 with 64.46 percent of the vote.[4]
Retention recommendation
Robison was recommended for retention in 2010 by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
- Read the performance review here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Official biography of Judge Valerie Jo Robison
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Honorable Valerie J. Robison," 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Mesa County, Unofficial General Election Results
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
